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Security report for truewestpresents.com

TrueWest · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

TrueWest is a small, regionally focused live event promoter specializing in music concerts and festivals primarily in Portland, Oregon. The company operates a professional website built on WordPress that provides event listings, ticket sales, and promotional content targeting music fans and live event attendees. The site demonstrates good digital maturity with modern technologies such as jQuery, Yoast SEO, and integration with ticketing platforms. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter supports their marketing efforts. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data, but lacks advanced security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained, supporting the company's business model effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
62
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
61

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

TrueWest holds a solid market position as a regional live event promoter with a focus on Portland and the Pacific Northwest. Their business model centers on organizing and promoting live music events, festivals, and concerts, generating revenue through ticket sales and event marketing. The company leverages partnerships with local venues and festivals, as evidenced by linked partner domains. Their target customers are music enthusiasts and local audiences seeking live entertainment. The website's content and event data indicate active event scheduling and a growing event portfolio. The company was founded in 2014, consistent with the domain age, and operates independently without identified parent or subsidiary companies. Their digital presence and event promotion capabilities suggest a stable and growing business within the hospitality and entertainment sectors.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring encrypted communications. Security best practices include bot detection on forms and no visible exposure of sensitive information. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could improve DNS security. The absence of a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency for security researchers. No explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy were detected, which could mitigate certain web-based attacks. The site lacks a cookie consent mechanism, potentially impacting compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR. Overall, the security posture is moderate, with room for improvement in DNS security, security headers, and privacy compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Add a security.txt file to provide a clear vulnerability disclosure channel.
  4. Review and add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
TrueWest
Description
TrueWest is a live event promoter and presenter specializing in music shows, festivals, and events primarily in Portland, Oregon. They organize and promote concerts at various venues and festivals, offering ticket sales and event information.
Key services
Concert promotion, Festival organization, Ticket sales, Event marketing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Yoast SEO, Hive SDK, Facebook Pixel
Frameworks
Foundation (CSS framework)
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of bot detection in forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hive SDK
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, Hive SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained event promotion platform for live music in Portland.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy banner detected, which may affect GDPR compliance.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  4. No visible security.txt or incident response contact information.
  5. No phone numbers explicitly labeled as company contact found.
  6. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is active and linked.
  7. Events data is dynamically loaded with structured data for SEO.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a Foundation CSS framework and uses jQuery for client-side scripting. SEO is enhanced with Yoast SEO plugin and structured data (JSON-LD) is implemented for events and organization schema. The site integrates external services such as Hive SDK for newsletter signup and Facebook Pixel for tracking. Hosting appears to be with GoDaddy.com, LLC, inferred from registrar and nameservers. Performance is moderate with responsive design and mobile optimization present. Some technical debt is noted in the lack of advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The site is well-structured with clear navigation and event filtering capabilities, supporting a positive user experience and SEO performance.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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